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El Alamein War Cemetery and Memorial

CWGC cemetery and Memorial to the Missing at El Alamein, Egypt, for Commonwealth forces of the Western Desert Campaign, principally the First and Second Battles of El Alamein (Jul-Nov 1942). The cemetery holds 7,368 burials; the adjoining Alamein Memorial (opened 1954) additionally commemorates over 11,800 Commonwealth land and air forces with no known grave who died in the Western Desert. South Africa's dead here span the South African Air Force, Artillery, Cape Corps, Native Military Corps, Engineer Corps, Tank Corps, and nearly every SA infantry and mounted rifle regiment of the period.

Location: El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt

Address: El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt

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Photographs
Memorial for South African soldiers who died at El Alamein, 1942. Photo: Farawayman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_African_Memorial_El_Alamein.jpg)
Memorial for South African soldiers who died at El Alamein, 1942. Photo: Farawayman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (Original Photo
El Alamein Commonwealth War Cemetery, general view. Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:El_Alamein_Commonwealth_Cemetery.JPG)
El Alamein Commonwealth War Cemetery, general view. Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (Original Photo
Graves at El Alamein Commonwealth War Cemetery. Photo: Peter Astbury, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:El_Alamein_-_Graves_at_the_Commonwealth_Cemetery.jpg)
Graves at El Alamein Commonwealth War Cemetery. Photo: Peter Astbury, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (Original Photo
Cross of Sacrifice, El Alamein War Cemetery. Photo: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AlameinCommCemet6.jpg)
Cross of Sacrifice, El Alamein War Cemetery. Photo: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (Original Photo

Names 1,812

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Panel Date of Death
4059 Clulee Mildmay Victor M V Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-10
4063 Clutterbuck Basil Stanley B S Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-11-03
4071 Cobb Harold Ernest H E Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 126.
 1942-06-07
4072 Cobbledick Dudley D Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 266.
 1942-05-10
4086 Cock John Hornbrook J H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-09-17
4109 Coert Solomon S Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1943-02-13
4127 Coetzee Dirk Jacobus Johannes Stephanus D J J S Signaller South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 142.
 1942-05-10
4138 Coetzee Godlief Wilhelm Bernardus G W B Private Field Force Brigade, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. F. 17.
 1942-10-24
4172 Coetzee Willem Stephanus W S Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. D. 15.
 1942-10-24
4177 Coetzer Jacobus Herculas J H Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
XXXII. F. 19.
 1941-11-23
4195 Cohen Daniel Solomon D S Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 143.
 1941-12-09
4196 Cohen George G Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXXI. E. 4.
 1942-09-27
4197 Cohen Geoffrey Harold G H Private South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 124.
 1941-12-09
4198 Cohen Isaac George Christiaan I G C Sapper South African Engineer Corps Grave
XXXII. F. 20.
 1941-10-26
4206 Cohen Samuel S Sergeant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 111.
 1942-06-13
4222 Cole Robert James R J Corporal South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 136.
 1941-12-09
4234 Coleman Stanley Victor S V Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-10-20
4239 Colenbrander Adrian Montague A M Major South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 265.
 1942-11-13
4247 Collaras Constantine C Warrant Officer Class I Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 145.
 1941-11-22
4273 Collins Donovan Hugh D H Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-03-06
4277 Collins G W Private South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 134.
 1941-12-09
4285 Collins P D Sergeant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 111.
 1941-11-23
4286 Collins Petrus Johannes P J Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
XIX. F. 5.
 1942-07-03
4287 Collins Theodorus Ernst T E Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 130.
 1941-12-09
4300 Colman Edward Norman E N Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 266.
 1942-09-06
4302 Colman William Peter W P Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-07-24
4310 Colverd John Arthur Taylor J A T Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-06-25
4339 Comyns Laurence Francis L F Air Pupil South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-05-29
4342 Conacher Stanley Alexander S A Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 127.
 1941-11-23
4344 Conchie Robert R Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 146.
 1941-11-22
4362 Connoway Johannes J J J Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 146.
 1942-05-10
4364 Conolly Walter Wilson W W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. F. 25.
 1942-10-24
4372 Conroy Freddie F Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-12-09
4378 Constable John Albert J A Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. D. 27.
 1942-10-23
4381 Constantin Charles Henry Arthur C H A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-04-07
4386 Cook Archibald A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-12-09
4403 Cook John Kitchener J K Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 118.
 1942-06-21
4405 Cook Michael M Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1942-06-20
4408 Cook Sidney Walter S W Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. C. 13.
 1942-10-24
4470 Cope John Henry J H Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 118.
 1942-07-06
4483 Corbett Ernest Stuart E S Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-11-20
4489 Corbey Alfred Edward A E Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXXIII. D. 1.
 1942-07-31
4498 Cormack Donald Gray D G Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
III. H. 9.
 1942-10-24
4513 Cornish Hamilton Hope H H Lance Corporal Royal Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 51.
 1941-02-22
4538 Coughlan Cecil Fleming C F Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XXX. H. 26.
 1941-07-08
4539 Coughlan James Joseph J J Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-09-21
4545 Coulstock Frederick Charles F C Gunner South African Artillery Grave
IV. G. 26.
 1942-09-01
4556 Cousens Hal Leonard H L Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
III. E. 15.
 1942-10-24
4558 Cousins Cecil Lawrence C L Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-01-17
4572 Cowan Peter Phillip P P Warrant Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 279.
 1944-04-06